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Jane, Lady Franklin (née Griffin; 4 December 1791 – 18 July 1875) was a British explorer, seasoned traveler and the second wife of the English explorer Sir John Franklin. During her husband's period as Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land , she became known for her philanthropic work and her travels throughout south-eastern Australia.
Lepore’s life of Jane Franklin, with its strikingly original vantage on her remarkable brother, is at once a wholly different account of the founding of the United States and one of the great untold stories of American history and letters: a life unknown.
Jul 1, 2014 · Jill Lepore opens a smeared casement on the life of Jane, Benjamin Franklin's gifted sister, confidante and life-long correspondent. While Benjamin was able to forge a path to greatness from his obscure beginnings, Jane, trapped by gender, starved of education, was not.
- Jill Lepore
- $10.23
- Vintage
Jane Franklin: a remarkable woman. When her husband went missing Jane Franklin studied the Arctic from afar, becoming an armchair expert in its geography and becoming the first woman to be awarded the Royal Geographical Society’s Founder’s Medal. Dr Claire Warrior, Senior Exhibitions Curator, tells the story of how Lady Franklin influenced ...
Oct 10, 2013 · 'Book of Ages' is the name of Lepore's extraordinary new book about Jane Franklin, but to call it simply a biography would be like calling Ben's experiments with electricity mere kite flying.
Oct 10, 2013 · For centuries, the memory of Jane Franklin has languished in brother Benjamin's shadow. While Ben is on currency and splashed across textbooks, Jane's life of curiosity and hardship has been forgotten.
Jane Franklin was, by all accounts, an extraordinary woman. Ambitious, well-travelled and well-connected, she used her pen and her own monetary resources to make the search for her husband’s expedition a global affair, obsessively ensuring that he was not forgotten and demonstrating her consummate skill in shaping public opinion.
